19th Century
- 1868
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- First elected African-American lieutenant governor: Oscar Dunn, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
- 1870
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- May: First African-American acting governor: Oscar James Dunn of Louisiana from May till August 9, 1871, when sitting Governor Warmoth was incapacitated and chose to recuperate in Mississippi. (See also: Douglas Wilder, 1990)
- 1872
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- First African-American governor of Louisiana: P. B. S. Pinchback (Also first in U.S.) (Non-elected; see also Douglas Wilder, 1990)
- 1880
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- First African American elected to the Indiana general assembly: James Sidney Hinton.
Read more about this topic: List Of African-American U.S. State Firsts
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